Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in The New York Law Journal on Nov. 25.
In 2010, the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Task Force on New York Law in International Matters (Task Force) recommended the creation of a permanent center for international dispute resolution in New York.1 And on June 17, 2013, the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC), a non-profit providing world-class arbitration facilities and educational programs about international arbitration, opened its doors. NYIAC hosted its first arbitration hearings a month later. These two watershed events marked a new era for international arbitration in New York.2
